BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Martin Biron may not be Dominik Hasek but he is doing his best to make fans forget the former Hart Trophy winner.
Making his seventh straight start, Biron stopped 19 shots and Vaclav Varada and Tim Connolly scored second-period goals as the Buffalo Sabres posted a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks Tuesday night.
The Sabres were in control throughout and their defense was so dominant that San Jose went 21 minutes without a shot, failing to test Biron from the last 13 minutes of the second through the first eight minutes of the third.
For the second straight game, Biron carried a shutout late into the third. But Marco Sturm ended his bid with just over three minutes left, scoring his second goal of the season.
The Sabres took a 1-0 lead 4:19 into the second on Varada's second goal of the season. Jay McKee picked up a loose puck at center ice and found Varada, who wristed a 60-footer that deflected off Sharks defenseman Jeff Jillson's stick and past goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff.
Tim Connolly scored Buffalo's second goal just over nine minutes later. Connolly won a faceoff and fired a wrist shot that was misplayed by Kiprusoff.
Buffalo won consecutive games for the first time this season and improved to 10
0 all time at home against San Jose.
